Matthew 12:3-7 Devotionals, Articles & Bible Study

³Jesus replied, “Have you not read what David did when he and his companions were hungry?

⁴He entered the house of God, and he and his companions ate the consecrated bread, which was not lawful for them to eat, but only for the priests.

⁵Or haven’ t you read in the Law that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple break the Sabbath and yet are innocent?

⁶But I tell you that something greater than the temple is here.

⁷If only you had known the meaning of ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the innocent.

— Matthew 12:3-7

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